COMING SOON – The full DRB Toolkit® is being translated for business owners & non-profits! Join the pilot multi-language live webinars coming to California in January & February 2027 (in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, English, Vietnamese, Korean, Armenian, and Farsi!)
Our approach is to develop tools that can both educate and drive organizations to take action, such as training employees and building their disaster plan, which will make them more resilient.
In order to strengthen communities, we have developed the following DRB Suite of tools to make the process easier, with each tool leading to the next, more detailed option, and arriving at the full DRB Toolkit® app, the complete business resilience readiness resource:
To help you get started, this Checklist is a self-assessment to help businesses/organizations determine:
A) where they may be exposed or vulnerable, and,
B) which of these areas should be addressed first, second, third, etc.
Here are the Top 20 Tips organizations should take to address before, during and after a disaster or other disruption. These tips will give ideas on how to begin addressing any issues you uncovered completing the Checklist.
Need more information? Use the DRB Workbook and DRB Toolkit® for more resources and tools to address your needs and improve your readiness and resilience against all hazards.
Just getting started to prepare? The DRB Workbook breaks business resilience down into 9 simple sections. Complete this fillable PDF document to guide you through the basics needed to begin preparing your business for potential disruptions, in order to minimize the impacts to your people, property and revenue.
Click here to view the DRB Workbook flyer.
The DRB Workbook will get you started with the elements of business readiness! Each section will provide key information needed for your planning. Ready to build your plan, sections will link to detailed information available to more thoroughly assist you in the DRB Toolkit®. The Workbook is a great resource itself and is a good first step to complete the Toolkit!
Click here to download the DRB Workbook
Whether you have faced a disruption or want to prevent one, and regardless if you’re new to emergency preparedness or an experienced planner, the DRB Toolkit® will help you better prepare your business to address all hazards and produce a Business Continuity Plan.
The new online Disaster Resistant Business (DRB) Toolkit® app will be your web-based solution for unplanned disruptions, whether natural or man-made, large or small, each with the potential to create catastrophic losses for your business. The DRB Toolkit® enables you to minimize your risk through the process of creating or refining your disaster plan, training employees, and exercising your business’ readiness against all hazards. The DRB Toolkit® is your path to true disaster resilience.
The DRB Toolkit® is a one-of-a-kind planning tool highighted by organizations such as the United Nations and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a simple solution for organizations planning for any disruption (e.g., the Toolkit is the advanced level for the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Resilience in a Box).
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The DRB Toolkit is also one of three recommended resources for businesses planning a Resilient Workplace. To see complementary resources, visit www.ResilientWorkplace.org to learn about DRB, QuakeSmart, and 7 Steps to a Resilient Workplace.
(NEW: CA PILOT UNDERWAY!) Whether you have experienced a disruption or want to keep one from occurring, are new to emergency preparedness or an experienced planner, the DRB Toolkit® plan-builder will assist you in making your business better prepared to address all-hazards, and result in a Business Continuity Plan.
This new ONLINE Disaster Resistant Business (DRB) Toolkit® app will be your web-based solution for unplanned disruptions – regardless whether they are natural, man-made; large or small – each has the potential to create catastrophic losses for your business. The DRB Toolkit® enables you to minimize your risk through the process of creating or refining your disaster plan, training employees, and exercising your business’ readiness against all hazards. The DRB Toolkit® is your path to true Business Continuity.
The DRB Toolkit® is a one-of-a-kind planning tool that is referenced in national as well as international materials, and is recommended as a simple solution for organizations planning for any disruption.
**NEW APP** (mobile & desktop) Most interruptions are unplanned and can be devastating. Use this FREE app to walk through simple steps and key tips to help you become more disaster-resilient. Just answer a few simple questions and in less than 15 minutes you’ll determine your critical operations and priorities to recover! When finished, print and share your own Workplace Recovery Blueprint & Resilient Workplace Declaration documents! Visit www.Blueprint.DRBToolkit.org
The DRB Guide is complimentary to the DRB Toolkit® plan-builder, as it focuses specifically on what decisions will speed up your recovery!
Our resources contain tools-within-tools as no two businesses are the same – so what they need must be specific to their company culture, location, people, or training, and what they use must best fit them. “Cookie cutter” approaches DO NOT work.
We address all the Business Continuity Planning (BCP) standards, (ISO 22301, ASIS/BSI BCM.01-2010, ISO 22313, BS 25999-2, NASD 3510/3520, NFPA 1600) even if you are unfamiliar with what they are. We also design our tools to be flexible to meet the needs of all businesses, you just pick from the menu of options to select what is best for your business. New to planning for disasters? No problem, just follow our stepped guidance to learn as you go.